Oxford International Wound Foundation, Wound Healing Institute, Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, UK

Oxford Internation Wound Healing Foundation

The Oxford Wound Healing programme in the Department of Dermatology was formally started in 1982 by Dr Cherry (pictured below), who had returned to Oxford following being Director of Plastic Surgery Research at the University of Michigan, and Professor Ryan.

Dr George Cherry

Please note that the Oxford European Wound Healing Summer School will not take place this year.
One Day Symposium Managing acute and chronic wounds following major Catastrophes in Haiti and Africa - logistics based on practical experience. Venue: St Anne's College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Date: Saturday, April 2nd 2011 Download the symposium brochure, with topic and speaker list. (updated) Download the symposium registration form. (updated) For more information, contact the Oxford International Wound Healing Foundation at: 14 Aston Street, Oxford OX4 lEP, England Tel and fax: +44 (0)1865 791725 or email: oxfordwound@aol.com
A Practical Guide to Eliminating Avoidable Pressure Ulcers This conference focuses on improving quality of care and reducing cost in the management and treatment of avoidable pressure ulcers. This is the focus of Your Skin Matters, one of the High Impact Actions launched by the NHS Institute, which identified eight high impact actions from website submissions. The main aim of this particular one is to eradicate all avoidable Pressure Ulcers in NHS provided care. Date: Wednesday 9th June 2010 Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester Contact: For more information please call Keren on 020 8541 1399, email keren@healthcare-events.co.uk, visit www.healthcare-events.co.uk. or download the conference brochure.
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The major aim of the programme at Oxford is directed towards clinical trials on the therapeutic efficacy of wound healing agents and regimens on chronic wounds, particularly venous leg ulcers. Some of the first trials on hydrocolloid and hydrogel dressings such as DuoDerm (Granuflex), Intrasite (previously known as Scherisorb) and calcium/sodium alginate dressings (Kaltostat) as well as comparative prospective bandaging trials (short stretch versus four layer) were performed at the Oxford Wound Healing Unit.

Wound healing clinical research continues today looking at new agents such as growth factors, tissue engineered products for wound closure and the effect of warming on healing. The success of the programme is made possible by the enthusiasm and hard work of experienced wound healing research nurses involved in the clinical trials. This has allowed not only the assessment of treatment regimens in a hospital outpatient clinical environment, but also in the community where the majority of chronic wounds are managed. Terence Ryan, Emeritus Professor in Dermatology, is the unit's clinical advisor and plays a major part in the programme.